Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man,
yet unwilling to expose her to shame,
decided to divorce her quietly.
But when God intervenes he is ready to drop all of that and do what God commands. He is not so invested in his own plans that he fails to hear God. These are plans made by a righteous man. They're probably the best he could do without revelation. So we must always be ready for revelation. If Joseph needs revelation to do the will of God than ought not we need it as well? We need to be listening for angel revelation, for messages of the Spirit, for words of knowledge and of wisdom. Without these, it is not possible to fully live the life God has planned for us. Listening to the angel was necessary for Joseph to welcome Jesus into his life and family. So too for us.
Our ability to wait for God and to listen to him comes from our willingness to trust in his promises.
Your house and your kingdom shall endure forever before me;
your throne shall stand firm forever.
It is only this faith that leads us beyond our limited expectations of what is possible. Our expectations limit us. If they were accurate, prudential judgment and human wisdom would be all we need to get by in life. But when we set our expectations in accordance with the kingdom, we realize that those expectations will never be fulfilled without hearing the voice of God speaking.
He believed, hoping against hope,
that he would become the father of many nations,
according to what was said, Thus shall your descendants be.
Joseph has this faith and this readiness. May he teach it to us today.
Forever I will maintain my kindness toward him,
and my covenant with him stands firm.
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